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A 3D printed Mini Cart adds to the nostalgia.

3D Printed Chrono Trigger Cart

I’m still loving the SNES Mini two weeks after launch. I’ve even been spending time with this device at the expense of Destiny 2.To make it even more addictive, the guys at Hakchi2 have managed to crack the kernel to allow us to load our own ROMs onto the device.

The software is really slick; getting your own games installed is a breeze. I loaded up Chrono Trigger and even 3D printed a dummy cart for some extra authenticity.

Can you tell a story in 100 words?

An indie author friend of mine, PT Muscutt, recently turned me onto the flash fiction website www.drablr.com, which tests a writer’s ability to express interesting and meaningful ideas in a confined space: every drabble story must be told inside of 100 words. You need a beginning, a middle and an end; a setting, characters, conflict and resolution.

The concept is easy to learn, but devilish to master. I’ve found it can be great for flashes of inspiration, forcing you to cram a narrative into such a constricted format. I’m constantly impressed by what the contributors to the site can achieve.

Streaming technology will bring Sony back catalogue to entire Playstation family

Sony has finally unveiled its plans for Gaikai, the online streaming service it acquired in July 2012. Rebranded “Playstation Now“, the technology allows gamers to stream interactive content to pretty much any device with an internet connection. The PS4 is currently able to stream games directly to the PS Vita over a Wi-Fi connection via remote play with no noticeable lag, but the next iteration of this service will allow global streaming to all platforms. Continue reading →

Over the New Year period I was officially accepted onto the Darkstation.com review team. From now on, I will be submitting reviews directly to that site and providing link-backs here on my personal blog. Continue reading →